Insect destroyer



Feb. 14, 1933. o. KYLLO 1,897,263

INSECT DESTROYER Filed Jan. 8, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor A llqmey Feb. 14, 1933. o. KYLLO 1,897,263

INSECT DESTROYER Filed Jan. 8, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Feb. -14, 1933 PATENT orrlca OLAI mm, KETTLE FALLS, WASHINGTON manor nnsrnom Application filed. January 8, 1831. Serial No. 507,487.

The present invention relates to an'insect destroyer and has for its prime object to provide a structure of this nature which will attract the insects thereto and cause their electrocution.

Another very important object of the invention resides in the provision of an electric insect destroyer of this nature which is exceedingly simple in its construction, inexpensive to manufacture, thoroughly eflicient and reliable in'use and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Fi ure l is a side elevation of a device embodymg the features of my invention.

Figure 2 is a horizontal section taken substantially on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical section taken substantially on the line 3-3 of .Fig-

ure 1.

Figure 4 is a diagrammatic view of the wirin I Refining to the drawings in detail it will be seen that the numeral 5 denotes an electric socket of suitable construction about which is disposed a shade by suitable clamping means 7 and from which depends a conventional electric light 8. Depending from the shade 6 are spring clips 9. The numeral 10 denotes a cylinder of translucent and insulating material and is formed adjacent its upper end on the outside with an annular groove 11 into which the spring clips 9 engage to suspend the cylinder 10 from the shade. A

wire 12 extends u and down along the inside and outside 0 the cylinder 10 in straight parallel lines and portions of the wire, of course, extend through openings in the cylinder as is indicated at 14. This wire is connected by wiring 15 with a source of electrical energy so that the live exposed wire 12 will electrocute insects and the like which come into contact therewith when they fly toward the light 8. As will be seen from Figs. 1 and 4, the wires 12 are so connected with the wires 15 as to form positive and negative conductors with the ne ative conductors alternately arranged wit the positive both on the interior and exterior, walls of the cylinder 10. Thus insects contacting either the exterior or interior walls of the cylinder, will bridge the positive and negative conductors, so as to short circuit the wires and thus the insect will be killed. This simple and inexpensive ap aratus has been found particularly useful or destroying all orchard pests belonging to the moth family and thereby eliminates the necessity" of spraying orchards. The apparatus has 55 also been used to advantagein destroyin the corn borer and obviously will be use to destro any other pests that originate from mot s.

The apparatus, of course, may be used in 4 many difierent ways and the above has merely been mentioned as an example. The present embodiment of the invention has been disclosed in considerable detail merely for the purposes of exemplification since in ac- 7 tual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and in the combination I and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages. Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is a 1. An insect destroyer comprising a tubular member formed of non-conducting material and having-holes therein adjacent its ends and position and negative electric wires vertically arranged in spaced relation on the inner and outer walls of the member with portions of the wires passing through the holes the positive and negative wires being alternately arranged.

2. An apparatus of the class described comprising a socket, a lamp therein, a shade mounted on the socket, a tubular member formed of translucent and non-conducting material and having an annular groove in its V upper end, spring clips on the shade having parts engaging the groove to support the tubular member from the shade, said tubular 8 member having transverse holes therein adjacent its upper and lower ends, positive and negative electric wires having portions extending vertically along the inner and outer walls of the tubular member with parts of 10 the wires passing through the holes, said wires bein alternately arranged on the tubular mem r, and means for connecting the wires to a source of electrical supply.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. OLAF KYLLO. 

